Obi Melifonwu/Noel Thomas - 2017 NFL Combine Invite

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NFL Combine schedule here: NFL Scouting Combine - 2017 | NFL Network

WRs on Saturday, DBs on Monday.

 

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11 'freak' NFL Draft prospects who will turn heads at this year's combine | FOX Sports

Obi @ #8

 

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SportzEdge: Two UConn football players taking part in NFL Combine

 

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[HuskyDevil]

Give 'em hell today #5! Go Norwalk...

 

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[6xChamps]

Do we know when Noel might start doing drills?

EDIT Looks like the second group of receivers is about to start now

 

[ZackB05]

He's in the second WR group starting now.

 

[Bezzz]

Noel only put up a 9 on the bench press...not great, but there were a lot of low numbers in the group of wide-outs.

 

[WrenchFan69]

They cut to a replay of John Ross's 40 right when Thomas was about to start...
They got it at 4.67 it would appear

 

[Bezzz]

They cut to a replay of John Ross's 40 right when Thomas was about to start...
They got it at 4.67 it would appear

The only wide-out we didn't get to see.

 

[WrenchFan69]

The only wide-out we didn't get to see.

Did they even show a replay of his? The other guys they've missed for commercials they showed in quick succession following the return

 

[Bezzz]

Did they even show a replay of his? n

nope

 

[WrenchFan69]

They didn't show either Thomas run, ended up with 4.67 and 4.64
Edit: actually just showed Thomas's second and updated his first run. Came up with double 4.64

 

[FDNY99]

9 reps on the bench and a 4.67 & 4.64 40...not a very good showing so far for him. I'd say 5th-7th rnd pick right now as a safe bet. He needs to get that 40 to 4.5-4.55 to get below the 5th rnd.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Thomas got overthrown on his "find the deep ball" drill I saw but had a nice gauntlet just now

 

[WrenchFan69]

On the standard go route throw in the QB workouts Thomas had a nice route and catch from Trubiski

 

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[wolfman61]

So much for Diaco's strength and conditioning program.

 

[Chin Diesel]

All Thomas' numbers are meh to poor. Nothing jumps out at scouts to reevaluate his film.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Wow. Not good news for NT. 40 times like that for a WR of his size are the type of numbers that can take you off a draft board. I'm surprised to see this sort of performance--feel bad for the guy, he works so hard. In any case, I hope that he can have a good career somewhere, he just may have to be a UDFA or 7th round pick

 

[uconnphil2016]

just a comparison for reference:

NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Geremy Davis

 

[cheech63]

I have always thought NT was a nice little college player for Uconn,but lets face it,he never had great break away speed.Proof is in the pudding. No speed equals no NFL. His strength was a real eye opener with only 9 reps lifting 225 pounds. Very disappointing.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Almost wish he was injured or something.

All three 40, broad and vertical all show a lack of explosion.